wars and adventures

according to our most dreaded history books, the first world war was caused by many factors, some of which include the decades of antagonism leading up to the eruption of the conflict, and of course the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand (not the band) of austria-hungary. but i guess many of us would have overlooked the fact that the first world war was in fact, not between testosterone enriched men, but between men and women.

countless of wars have been fought, and till this day, much has been unchanged. from the flying pots and silverware, and the slurry of cuss words that propagate through the air like microwaves, these are the weapons of man's destruction. i truly wonder when this neverending struggle of who's right or who's wrong will cease, but i guess i just have to wait till the day finally comes.

on a lighter note, i feel the sudden rush for the need of an adventure. be it rock climbing, wall climbing, climbing buildings, trekking, the ourdoors... you name it, i crave for it. this symptom may probably be due to the fact that i've actually been growing leaves and berries on me for the past 8 weeks or so. and thinking back to the army days, gosh, i wish i was doing it all over again. all the physical torture (done to the trainees of course) and the outdoors, the trees never looked so green before.

anyways there's this great series on discovery channel that i honestly reckon most of you would enjoy. its called 'man vs wild' and it is about a man (edward michael grylls or better known as bear grylls) who puts himself in many of survival situations that you can possibly think of, and gets out of them alive. i especially love the parts where he catches trout or salmon from the river, and eat them straight out of the river, just like a bear (no pun intended). he says he loves sushi, so do i!

oh well i hope one day i'll be stranded somewhere out there, having to apply all that i've learnt from him and his show, and manage to get out of it in one perfect piece.